The cover for volume 19 of “Kimetsu no Yaiba: Demon Slayer” (Release date: Feb. 4) has been revealed . Furthermore, with this lastest volume, the series has exceeded 40 millions copiesprinted (copies of the digital version included).
“Kimetsu no Yaiba: Demon Slayer” is a manga by Gotouge Kiyoharu that is currently being serialized at “Weekly Shounen Jump”.
The anime adaptation was broadcast in YOKYO MX and 20 more stations from Apr. 2019, and an anime movie adaptation of the next arc has also been announced.
During the Taishou period, the kind young boy Tanjiro, who sells charcoal, came home one day to find all his family massacred. Furthermore, the sole survivor, his sister Nezuko, had become a demon. Despite being striken by despair, Tanjiro had become determined to go through the path of a “Demon Hunter” so that he can turn his sister back into a human and get his revenge on the demon that killed his family.
The latest volume, volume 19 of “Kimetsu no Yaiba: Demon Slayer” is priced at 440 JPY (tax exclusive) and will be on sale in bookstores nationwide from Feb. 4, 2020.
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